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Blackboard (WebCT) Handouts
Information for Students
Accessing
Blackboard (WebCT)
This document discusses User Names and Passwords, and provides
the URL for Blackboard and other connection information.
Accessing
Blackboard (WebCT)
Springfield College BU and SCI Students
This document discusses User Names and Passwords, and provides
the URL for Blackboard and other connection information.
Password
Problems
Standards for BU and SCI User Names are described, and instructions
for password resets are discussed.
Mail
Forwarding - NEW
Total mail forwarding has been configured. Instructions are provided
for estabishing an external e-mail address and activating mail
forwarding.
Apparent
Missing or Empty Files and the Internet Explorer Information Bar
Blackboard users occasionally report that when they try to
view files posted on course pages, it appears the files are missing
or empty. Often this is because the user has overlooked the Internet
Explorer Information Bar. This document explains how to access
files that have been blocked by the Infomation Bar.
Blackboard
Discussions
Instructions for participating in Discussions, including posting
to existing threads and starting new threads, are given.
Blackboard
Assignments
The Blackboard assignment environment is described. Instructions
for downloading assignments, submitting assignments, and accessing
graded assignments are given.
SafeAssign
Link to the student SafeAssign User
Manual. Other support materials are available at http://www.safeassign.com.
Information for Faculty
Blackboard
(WebCT) Course Request
Use the online form at http://www.ben.edu/BbCourseRequest
to request that a WebCT course be set up and students enrolled.
Blackboard Designer and Instructor Reference Manual
A link to this manual is available under Campus Bookmarks on your
My Blackboard page.
Mail
Forwarding - NEW
Total mail forwarding has been configured. Instructions are provided
for estabishing an external e-mail address and activating mail
forwarding.
Problem
with Grading Forms
When assignments with associated Grading Forms are edited extra
columns are added to the Grade Book. This document describes the
problem in detail and offers suggested workarounds.
Enrolling
students into your Blackboard Course
A few days before the course begins students will be enrolled
Blackboard based on Peoplesoft records. Subsequent Adds and Drops
are done manually.
Calculated
Columns in Grade Book
Instructions for creating Grade Book columns as a sum or average
of othe numeric columns are given.
SafeAssign
and DirectSubmit
This paragraph header links to a document that offers a brief
description of these two plagiarism prevention and detection tools,
and provides this link to the User
Manual. Other support materials are available at http://www.safeassign.com.
Introduction
to Blackboard (1.3 MB)
Prerequisite: None
This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of WebCT. Topics include
an overview of the Blackboard interface, a comparison of Designer/Instructor
roles, and a discussion of Course/Section levels. Participants
will build a WebCT course that includes a syllabus, a threaded
discussion, links to remote websites and a grade book.
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